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Where does “Beormingahām” come from?

Beormingahām (Old English) comes from Old English ham, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “Beormingahām”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhamhome, house; property, estate, farm; village;...
2Proto-West Germanichaimhome
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “Beormingahām”

  • Birmingham
  • Birminghamize
  • 伯明翰
  • バーミンガム
  • Birmingham
  • बर्मिंघम
  • Birmingham
  • Birmingham
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